Depression and Anxiety in Early Pregnancy and Its Risk for Preeclampsia

Alawamir, Abdullah Mohammedalsasi A; Zakaria, Nadia Issa; Alsbhani, Wafaa Mohammed; Khalifah, Arij Mohammed; Almohamad, Asma Abdulkarim; Al Shamrani, Adhwaa Ahmed M; Al Lehabi, Afrah Muhaisen; Althomali, Ruya Abdulaziz; Alghamdi, Alaa Abdullah; Al Matrafi, Mada Salim; Othman, Tithkar Abdu; Almomen, Safa Abdulkhaleq; Alhabshan, Norah Abdullah; Alshinqeeti, Nameer Mohammed A; Alnahari, Ghadir Alwan Abdullah

doi:10.12816/0037822

Depression and Anxiety in Early Pregnancy and Its Risk for Preeclampsia

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Ibn Sina College – Jeddah

² 6th October University – Egypt

³ Taif Collage – Taif

⁴ Resident-Coordinator of Breastfeeding Support Program in Jazan Health

⁵ King Faisal University

⁶ Almareefa College

⁷ Ibn Sina College

10.12816/0037822

Abstract

Handling depression is one of the greatest challenges facing pregnant women across the globe. The level of antenatal depression and anxiety has a prevalence rate of above five percent but less than twelve. Escalated depression has been associated with increasing maternal and infant mortality because of the development of secondary disorders such as preeclampsia and other obstetric-related conditions. The objective of this review was to determine the relationship that exists between depression and anxiety and preeclampsia in early pregnancy.
The present paper draws conclusions on the etiology and potential predisposing factors of preeclampsia based on the studies consulted which ascertained the existence of a correlation between antenatal anxiety and depression and preeclampsia which should serve as the baseline for the assessment of the pathogenesis and future direction, the existing literature has

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